Glazed pineapple-coconut cake is another favorite recipe we've used in our family for years. Pineapple-coconut cake whips up quickly and icing it is a snap: you simply pour the icing over the warm cake!

Pineapple-coconut cake tastes like it came right out of the tropics and is a great dessert item to take to potlucks or for when you are entertaining.

Glazed Pineapple-Coconut Cake Recipe

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 small fat can of crushed pineapple

Beat these ingredients in a bowl, then add:

• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Blend in these ingredients and then add:

• 1 1/2 cup sweetened coconut

Scrape batter into a greased and floured 9x12" cake pan. Bake in a 325 degree oven, 20-30 minutes, then reduce heat until cake is done.

Glaze for Pineapple-Coconut Cake

Pour this glaze onto warm cake

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 milk

Bring icing to a boil and boil, stirring, for 2-5 minutes. Reduce heat so that icing doesn't burn but maintain temperature so that it boils and thickens.

Remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp. vanilla. Pour over pineapple-coconut cake and set in fridge to cool.

Making pineapple-coconut is easy because you don't have to wait for the cake to cool before icing it. All ingredients are added to one bowl, which also makes this recipe a time-saver.

Alternate Icings for Pineapple-Coconut Cake

• Add crushed pineapple to glaze

• Cream cheese icing can also be used for this cake
  

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